In Tamil Nadu, fishermen in Pudukottai district announced indefinite strike from today urging the immediate release of fishermen and their boats by Sri Lanka.

UNP MP Chaminda Wijesiri said he will bring a no confidence motion against Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Faizer Musthapha in the near future.

The policy of the ‘Yahapalana Government’ is to bring foreign investment in a way which will not harm the country’s sovereignty and dignity, President Maithripala Sirisena said.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today said that their battle against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) could arise in a way that the government had never imagined.

Some 43 files on which investigations had been completed by the FCID, the Bribery Commission and the CID on various crimes have been forwarded to the AG’s Department some two years ago and they are gathering dust.,Cabinet spokesman and Minister

Science, Technology and Research Minister Susil Premajayantha yesterday said he was disappointed with certain activities of the government and that even SLFP leaders did not accept his ideas.

Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake who resigned from his ministerial portfolio today questioned why others, against whom allegations had been made, could not resign if he could do so simply because there were allegations against him.

Chairman of the PCoI Justice K. T. Chitrasiri today asked the CEO of PTL Kasun Palisena as to why he did not think that Central Bank Officials advertised only for Rs 1 billion worth of bonds while knowing the fund requirement of the Government, since

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliament today that Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake had set a good precedent by resigning from his portfolio.

The government has increased traffic fines to Rs. 25,000 which will be implemented for offences such as driving without a valid driving licence...

The decision to resign from his position of Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka was made with pride and not with sadness or under pressure, Ravi Karunanayake said in Parliament a short while ago.

A security officer of a bank in Attidiya had been shot dead by two men a while ago, the Police said.

The Parliament session was suspended a short while ago after joint opposition MPs protested over an issue of Samurdhi payment.

Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake is scheduled to make a special statement in Parliament today at 1.00 pm, Ministry sources said.

Minister of Justice and Buddha Sasana Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said the sale of Hambantota Harbour - a public asset-to the Chinese was a wrong and assured the public that he would not rest until he regains its ownership on behalf of the people.

A tense situation prevailed at the Eastern University on Tuesday (8) when a large group of students surrounded the university's administrative building 'Senate House' and held it's Vice Chancellor (VC) captive, citing certain demands.

Soon after the agreement to lease the Hambantota Port to a Chinese company, the government yesterday sought Cabinet approval for a 40-year lease of the Mattala International Airport to an Indian company.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman G.L. Peiris yesterday said it was questionable that President Maithripala Sirisena had not removed Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake yet as Foreign Minister despite having the authority to do so.

The resignation of six MPs including Wimal Weerawansa from the Constitutional Assembly CA) will not have any effect on carrying out its prescribed functions, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed Parliament yesterday.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa whilst lauding the appointment of a Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to look into the controversial Central Bank (CB) bond issue, charged that the government was now engaged in an attempt to use that as an

Perpetual Treasuries Ltd., CEO Kasun Palisena who testified before the PCoI, was today repeatedly questioned by Justice Prasanna Jayawardena as to why PTL made a Rs.15 billion bid when the offer was just for bonds worth Rs.1 billion at the auction on

SLFP ministers have informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at today’s Cabinet meeting that all SLFP ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers and MPs would vote in favour of the no-confidence motion against Foreign Minister Ravi Karuna

The agreement signed between the Sri Lankan Government and China Merchant Holdings to develop the Hambantota Port contains a clause which enables further amendments, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.

The joint opposition said today the losses incurred in the Central Bank (CB) bond sale scam colossal indicating the fact that more government bigwigs other than Minister Ravi Karunanayake were involved and benefited from the scam.

While urging all SLFP and UPFA MPs to oppose the proposed 20th Amendment on the provincial council (PC) elections, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said today they would take this matter up in the Supreme Court.

Cricket mentor Aravinda de Silva has said the Indian cricket team derives its strength from the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Hindustan Times reported today.    

President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had met Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake at a special meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat today, Government sources said.

An Il-76 jet from the Russian Government has left Moscow for Colombo with humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka, the Sputnik reported today. The Russian Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Ministryhas sent around 32 tonnes of humanitarian aid to S

The Colombo High Court today granted bail to the Convener of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF), Lahiru Weerasekara.

The Sri Lanka Navy will provide services and security from the Galle Onboard Security Team (OBST) centre to Netherlands Merchant Vessel Protection Detachments (VPDs) operating in the Indian Ocean from this month.